Volume 1, Chapter 144: The Fool Series

That’s quite enough. The woman sitting in front of the vanity table put down the lipstick in her hand, cutting off their endless complaints. Since the boss has gone to discuss terms with the employer, we just need to wait for his news.

Sister Jing is right. Wang Hai chimed in, and just as he was about to say more, his words were interrupted by the sound of the rolling shutter door opening outside the garage.

The boss is back! The expressions of the people inside the garage instantly lit up, knowing that the backbone of their small team had finally returned.

The operation proceeds as planned. Tong Chou's words were concise and clear. There is no need for everyone to worry about Hai Huichuan; our plan remains unchanged.

Good! Upon receiving the burly man's affirmative answer, everyone finally set their minds at ease.

Because their boss, Tong Chou, never did anything without absolute certainty.

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Oh, you've finished reading already? Huo Yufei pushed a cart of books along the aisle on the third floor of the library, noticing Mo De approaching from the side with the book titled *A Fool's Introductory Tutorial to Metal-Type Ability Users*.

Hello, Teacher Huo! Mo De greeted softly, walking up to Huo Yufei and saying, I just finished it and was planning to return it.

Just give it to me. Huo Yufei took the thick book and placed it on the small cart.

Did you know the library will be closed tomorrow for the day? Huo Yufei suddenly looked up and asked Mo De.

Huh? Tomorrow? Mo De was clearly taken a bit aback, then slapped his forehead and said, Oh, right, tomorrow is Saturday... His tone was filled with regret.

The Tri-University Grand Library closed every Saturday for a day of rest, which meant he would have nothing to do tomorrow.

It seems the identity bracelets of you little ones aren't able to borrow books yet, are you? Huo Yufei said with a smile.

Senior Sister Jiuchuan has already tried; without a specific class registration, borrowing books is impossible, Mo De said despondently.

So you go find that little one Jiuchuan first, have her gather those books, and the two of you wait for me on the first-floor lobby for a moment.

Huo Yufei patted Mo De's head, then quickly pushed the cart away, leaving Mo De standing there in a daze, completely clueless as to what Teacher Huo was planning to do.

However, Mo De still headed up to the fourth floor where Yu Jiuchuan was. Since he had no idea what tricks Teacher Huo had up her sleeve, he might as well go over and wait to find out.

Besides, it was close to noon anyway, and it was time for lunch.

Ascending to the fourth floor, Mo De softly relayed Huo Yufei's words, then helped Yu Jiuchuan tidy up the books and notes scattered across the table. The two of them took the elevator down to the first-floor lobby.

Each holding a stack of books, they sat on the chairs in the rest area of the first-floor lobby. Yu Jiuchuan had no intention of wasting these scattered moments and continued flipping through the book in her hand.

She truly lived up to the name of Senior Sister Jiuchuan; the books she dabbled in were not limited to her own supernatural domain, and even such dry texts could be read with great relish. Mo De always felt that Senior Sister Jiuchuan was evolving from an academic top student into an academic deity.

Kept you waiting! A voice came from the elevator entrance. Since she had already left the reading area, Huo Yufei naturally didn't need to lower her voice anymore.

Come over here, come over here. Huo Yufei waved at Mo De and Yu Jiuchuan, who were sitting in the waiting area, while she herself walked toward the book rental desk at the front.

This one is yours. Be careful with it after you take it back, and make sure not to stain it! Huo Yufei took the stack of books from Mo De's hand and handed him the thick book she held in her other hand. The binding style of the book looked very familiar to Mo De.

Taking the book and flipping it to the front cover, it was indeed the familiar style and the familiar taste—*A Fool's Guide to Popularizing Metal Properties*.

Yu Jiuchuan followed suit, handing the books in her hands to Huo Yufei, who was busy at the book-borrowing machine, and sincerely expressed her gratitude.

What's there to thank? It's just that it's been a long time since I've met a child who loves reading as much as you, Jiuchuan. Huo Yufei placed the books one by one on the round counter, aiming the barcodes on the spine at the scanning lens. Resting on the information recognition area beside it was her own teacher employee ID card.

Huo Yufei was using her own privileges to check out the required books for Yu Jiuchuan.

That way, you won't have to worry about the library being closed tomorrow. Huo Yufei shoved the large stack of checked-out books into Mo De's hands, clapped her hands, and led the two of them out of the library.

Yu Jiuchuan wanted to step forward and help Mo De carry some, but Mo De declined; after all, this little weight was nothing to him.

Instead, the second fool's tutorial Teacher Huo had brought him made him exceptionally excited at the moment.

For now, this series of fool's manuals seemed entirely to his liking. As long as there were good books to read, what did it matter if he was called a fool?

After having lunch, the three of them parted ways—Huo Yufei returned to her duties at the library, while Mo De and Yu Jiuchuan hugged their books and hurried back to the apartment building. Since the books had been successfully checked out, there was no need for Yu Jiuchuan to rush back to the library; walking all that way back would take quite a bit of time anyway.

Today's lecture by Professor Dong was temporarily suspended; the old man seemed busy taking over a batch of supplies that had just arrived at the academy.

After seeing Yu Jiuchuan back to her room, Mo De weighed the fool's tutorial in his hand repeatedly, feeling far too impatient to return to his own room and read it carefully.

Gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, mercury... The book began by introducing some of the most common metal elements, leading Mo De to understand the different properties of metals step by step.

For instance, gold possessed extreme ductility, metallic lithium had the smallest density among metals, tungsten had the highest melting point, and the metal with the best thermal conductivity was silver...

Turning pages knows no calendar; sitting and reading forgets ancient and modern times. An alarm bell rang, waking Mo De from the sea of knowledge where he had been floating.

The moment his thought processes stopped, the fatigue accumulated in his body surged forth all at once. The various bouts of drowsiness that he had previously blocked out by intense concentration beat against Mo De's mind like a tidal wave.

Rubbing his temples hard, Mo De got up to brew a cup of coffee for himself. The bag in his hand was a gift Huo Yufei had given him upon parting. Originally, Teacher Huo had prepared a portion for Yu Jiuchuan as well, but Senior Sister Yu wasn't the kind of person who needed coffee to stay awake, so she had given her share to Mo De as well.

Sipping the steaming coffee in his cup in small mouthfuls, after the fatigue in his mind dissipated slightly, a rumbling sound came from his stomach.

Sure enough, the consumption brought by fully concentrating on studying was quite substantial.

With a cup of coffee poured into his belly and the mental exhaustion driven away, Mo De decided to first make a trip to the Hall of Anomalies to harvest some leeks, and then head to the cafeteria for a hearty meal.